At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower, waiting for direct business to develop. December live cattle closed $.47 lower at $175 and February live cattle closed $.57 lower at $176.07. January feeders closed $1.52 lower at $228.32 and March feeder cattle closed $1.07 lower at $231.22.
Direct cash cattle trade for the most part was quiet again Tuesday. A few bids did surface at $278 to $280 dressed in Nebraska, but were passed.
A bill was recently introduced into the U.S. Senate to help cattle producers protect their herds from the devastating impacts of
A weed specialist with University of Missouri Extension says farmers should be mindful of the impacts persistent dry conditions have on
Broiler egg sets continued their lower than a year ago trend last week. The USDA says 238.801 million broiler type eggs
Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were higher except for butter Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk
Commentary. Looking back through past columns, I came across one that hits home ten years after it was penned. I began
Missouri’s State Climatologist says 2023 is wrapping up drier than usual and there’s not much moisture in the forecast. Zach Leasor
U.S. ethanol production surged last week as stocks held nearly steady. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.076
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner will cover the Purdue Top Farmer Conference, January 5, 2024, in West Lafayette, Indiana. … View Full
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